Funding of education (1995-2011) in Belgium
Belgium: Funding of education (1995-2011) was 23.1 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Funding of education in Belgium, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 23.1 for funding of education in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Belgium peaked at 23.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 37th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education (1995-2011) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.8 | — |
| 2000 | 4.2 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 16.7 | +297.6% |
| 2002 | 18.5 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 17.6 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 17.8 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.8 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 20.7 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1 | +4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 23.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.75, 32% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 23.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.9, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Funding of education (1995-2011) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +297.6% | 4.2 | 16.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.38 | 4.2 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.65 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Belgium?
- Funding of education in Belgium was 23.1 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for funding of education?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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